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I saw someone die today!
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| Silky Johnson |
I know it seems like a morbid thing to talk about, but I feel pretty honored that I was allowed to be present during someone's death.
From my nursing student perspective, it was cool in a way...to be able to see for myself the physical processes of death. If you've ever heard the expression "the death rattle", it's a real thing. What happens is all the muscles and tissues and organs become relaxed, so as the person breathes, their insides "rattle" and make a noise comparable to a bubbling coffee percolator.
Normally there is pooling of blood to the underside of the body, but this patient wasn't exhibiting that. She WAS however bleeding out through her nostrils and mouth, which was pretty intense.
The magnitude of the whole situation was so surreal, yet very real at the same time. I mean, this is the end of someone's life! That's like, the biggest deal EVER, and it's so much more than a physical thing.
I can't even really find the words right now to express how powerful it was to be with that person while it was happening. I've always been fascinated by death, and I know how meaningful it is for most people. Just wow is all I can think of for now. I feel very humbled.
What are your thoughts? How do you think you'd feel? Discuss. |
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| Lebezniatnikov |
Was it a trauma patient? The bleeding sounds intense.
I honestly don't know how I'd react -- death is something that is a complete abstraction for me. Even when my dog died when I was a kid, I never actually saw it happen... so it was more like one day he was there and the next he wasn't. |
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| Slylee |
| it's kinda creepy and as scared of child birth as i am, i'd rather watch someone come into this world than leave it. not my cup of tea and i think watching someone die would disturb me. |
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| Boomer187 |
did she poop herself?
also I am more of a, cut em open after they have been dead a while kinda guy. im not into the whole, I see you living, now 5 secs later you are not living. That creeps me out kinda. |
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| Ygrene |
| I've been thru it once and I don't think I'd care to again. It's probably very different when you have no emotional attachment though. |
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| Lira |
| quote: | | I honestly don't know how I'd react -- death is something that is a complete abstraction for me. |
I don't know either. Although I went to my professor's funeral last month, and saw her lying there; although I saw my girlfriend's uncle on intensive care, almost dead... I just don't know how I'd interpret that last moment |
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| lücid |
| quote: | Originally posted by jennypie
She WAS however bleeding out through her nostrils and mouth, which was pretty intense. |
i thought that only happened in the movies... :nervous: |
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| ZeJayMan |
| I seen someone get blasted into 2 or 3 pieces by a bus, it was pretty horrific. I've saved a couple of lives as well. It's all about balance. |
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| KiNeTiC ENeRgY |
| I don't think the bleeding is normal for everyone..she must of had some problems goin on there. Once decomposition starts, sure, u spew out all kinds of nasty fluids, but a few seconds after death... |
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| idoru |
Given my fear of death, I don't think it would bother me too much if a person died in front of me unless it was someone I'm close to. My little brother watched my great grandfather take his last breath at the end of his fight with cancer; he was about five years old and wasn't phased by it at all, though that may be because of how "innocent" he was at that age. My mom, too, is a nurse and we get about two or so stories a month about how she a patient of hers died, the whole deal with trying to rescue them, etc.
I don't think it would phase me, but I haven't experienced it so I couldn't say. |
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| KiNeTiC ENeRgY |
| quote: | Originally posted by ZeJayMan
I seen someone get blasted into 2 or 3 pieces by a bus, it was pretty horrific. I've saved a couple of lives as well. It's all about balance. |
My god man! |
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